Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (PSP)
common sense media says
Fantasty brawler series premieres on the PSP, offers depth.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this swordfighting brawler is part of a reknown fighting series. That's because the back story for each of the characters is deep and compelling. While there's much cutting, slashing, hitting, tripping, and moaning in pain, there is never any bloodletting. Female characters have exergerated breasts and are shown in very skimpy clothing. Mild cussing can be heard.
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Positive role models:
You generally admire to these godly knights and powerful supernatural characters. They never really give up on their goals of winning. But they win by fighting.
Ease of play:
Soulcalibur games are deceptively easy to pick up. Button mashing will ensue for newbies. But hardcore gamers will appreciate the many nuanced moves you can pull off by carefully combining buttons on the PSP.
Violence:
This is a case of the bark worse than the bite. The many confident characters throw insults at their foes. They fight each other using weapons that include whips, lances, knives, and swords. But the fantasy violence never shows blood or guts. However, there's a ton of moaning and groaning, and highlighting of violent finishing moves.
Sex:
The female characters have huge, pendulous breasts and wear skimpy outfits. Players will see cleavage, and sides of breasts and buttocks. One of the characters, Ivy, carries a whip and is suggestive of an S&M fantasy. Others don little girl outfits and you can see their underwear when they are hit high into the air.
Language:
Mild cussing of the "hell" and "damn" variety.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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Cm20014
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
way better 4 teens.
somtimes ur clothes fall on the ground the language is mild too. violnce is not so bad.outfits are very risky.
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The Informer
teen, 18 years old
teen, 18 years old
A great portable version of Soulcalibur IV
I'm very impressed; this game is almost every bit as good as Soulcalibur IV. The graphics are very good for the PSP, the gameplay is superb and works just as well as the console version. Kratos is a much better fighter than the Star Wars characters, and is much more fitting to the game's universe. However, there isn't much of a story in this one, there is no online play and there isn't as many unlockables as SCIV. But this is a great PSP game that any fighting game fan should play!
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